ἀναγκάζωanankázō
to necessitate
Greek (New Testament) · G315
Meanings
to necessitate, compel by force or persuasion, constrain: with accusative, 2 Corinthians 12:11; id. with infinitive, Matthew 14:22, Mark 6:45, Luke 14:23, Acts 26:11, Galatians 2:14, Galatians 6:12; passive, C. infinitive, Acts 28:19, Galatians 2:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:22 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
- Mark 6:45 Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home.
- Luke 14:23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
- Acts 26:11 Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities.
- Acts 28:19 But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people.
- 2 Corinthians 12:11 You have made me act like a fool. You ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at all inferior to these “super apostles,” even though I am nothing at all.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.